Well I really know the answer, or at least one part. Emissions. They are rated at a depressing 150HP or so. I have a 1973 Mustang Mach 1 in yellow like in gone in sixty seconds 1 or the orginal. It has around 54,000 miles on it. My goal is to get it to 350-400 HP NA or Forced Induction. I just am new to the V8, I have a DSM that I'm doing a head swap on, because inter- ferring heads brake valves when timing belts brake at 100,000. what a long project I got into there lol. Anyway. I want to be able to run about 91-92 octane. I really would love to leave the bottom end alone to get to my goal. By the way it's a 302 2v and it's auto, not sure what tranny. I would love to get to 400 by changing the carb, heads, cam,intake, and maybe a super charger, I know there very involved, but I think I can do it. It sounds very nice with the thrush side pipes that were installed back in the mid 70's when my dad bought it. He's only the second owner, and bought it with about a 1000 miles on it back in late 73 early 74. I know to get to my goal I need to elimanate the emissions, but not sure how, and what I can safely remove. I'm 18 and have finally got the green light to mod my dads baby.
I would love to keep the compression down, and lumpy idle doesn't matter, because I like that anyway. I have a mustang I bought myself, but it's a 1995 black V6 vert, thats fun, but will never look or feel the same as the last of the classic mustangs . Lets face it 74 was horrible, and from then on got worse. Then they beacme better again in the 80's, but not as much as the classic's. I plan to become a tunner and master tech someday, and all this "schooling" will help out when I go to UTI or WYO-Tech.
Thanks for any help
Derek
I would love to keep the compression down, and lumpy idle doesn't matter, because I like that anyway. I have a mustang I bought myself, but it's a 1995 black V6 vert, thats fun, but will never look or feel the same as the last of the classic mustangs . Lets face it 74 was horrible, and from then on got worse. Then they beacme better again in the 80's, but not as much as the classic's. I plan to become a tunner and master tech someday, and all this "schooling" will help out when I go to UTI or WYO-Tech.
Thanks for any help
Derek